The Pittsburgh Pain Consortium invites you to join us for Pain Day 2026, our second annual celebration of pain research aimed at reducing suffering from pain.  

• Free registration and lunch provided
• Registration and abstract submission deadline:  March 20th, 2026

All researchers are welcome to present their work at the poster session!  
Abstracts previously presented at another meeting may be submitted. 

Preliminary Program

8:30 AM – 12 PM: Cutting edge work presented by Pittsburgh pain scientists

• Speakers from University of Pittsburgh, CMU, and Duquesne University
• Preclinical and clinical presentations
• Breaks for networking

12 PM – 1 PM: Lunch

• Join us for this great networking opportunity!

1 PM - 3 PM Keynote speakers

• Beth Darnall, PhD (Stanford University School of Medicine) and Clifford J. Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD (Harvard Medical School)

3 PM - 5 PM Poster session

• Abstract presentations 
• Poster awards for preclinical and clinical work announced at the end of the session

Deadlines & Notifications: Abstracts must be submitted by March 20th, 2026, to be eligible for review. Notifications regarding acceptance and the specific 2026 Pain Day Poster Session schedule and details will be sent by March 27th, 2026.

Please register and submit your abstract by March 20, 2026 using our online form.

For updates, please visit painday.pitt.edu.